Re: "Expiring" transactions? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: "Expiring" transactions?
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Msg-id 200309250228.h8P2Sqq29660@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to "Expiring" transactions?  ("Egor Shipovalov" <pgsql_list@eonline.ru>)
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Egor Shipovalov wrote:
> Is there a way to make transaction automatically COMMIT or ROLLBACK after
> certain period of time?
> I want website visitors to be able to page through search results using
> single cursor. Since users can leave the site at any time, I can't know when
> to end their transaction.
>
> I guess I can write a broker that gives each user a connection and tracks
> when he's gone, performing necessaty cleanup, but isn't there a simplier
> way?

We have statement_timeout, but not transaction_timeout.

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